Maersk Line (‘Yoyo’), MSC (‘Panda’) and Mariana Express Line take slots on the loop.

The service will soon be suspended for six consecutive sailings and Hapag-Lloyd’s 4,840 teu SINGAPORE EXPRESS is scheduled to be the last ship on the loop for the time being. Her calls at the Australian ports in first week of July will be followed by a six-week downtime, before a yet-to-be-nominated Hyundai vessel is expected to resume sailings from Hong Kong at the end of the same month.

For the time of the temporary service closure, the carriers will place their cargoes on two alternative Taiwan – Australia services:

At this stage, it appears that Hyundai, APL and Hamburg-Süd will redeploy own tonnage on the Taiwan – Australia service. Whereas Maersk Line seem to be suspending the ‘Yoyo’ for good, the other participants, MSC and MELL, yet have to advise whether the are to apply any changes to their slotting.